Don Figer

REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Najarro, F.; Figer, D.F.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Hillier, J.D., Metallicity in the Galactic Center: The Arches cluster, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 611, 2, pp. L105-L108 (2009)

Wachter, S.; Ramirez-Ruiz, E.; Dwarkadas, V.V.; Kouveliotou, C.; Granot, J.; Patel, S.K.; Figer, D.F., Detection of an Infrared Ring around the magnetar SGR 1900+14, Nature, 453, 7195; doi:10.1038/nature06987;, pp. 626-628 (2008)

Najarro, F.; Figer, D.F.; Hillier, J.D.; Geballe, T.R.; Kudritzki, R.P., Metallicity in the Galactic Center: The Quintuplet cluster , Astrophysical Journal (2007)

Zhu, Q.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Merritt, D., Radial Velocities of Stars in the Galactic Center , Astrophysical Journal (2007)

Davies, B.; Figer, D.F.; Herrero, A.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Najarro, F.; MacKenty, J.W., A massive cluster of Red Supergiants at the base of the Scutum-Crux arm, Astrophysical Journal, 671, 781 (2007)

Wachter, S.; Kouveliotou, C.; Figer, D.F.; Patel, S.K.; Woods, P., Spitzer Space Telescope Observations of SGR and AXP Environments, Astrophysics and Space Science, 308, 1-4, pp. 67-71 (2007)

Davies, B.; Figer, D.F.; Law, C.J.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Najarro, F.; Herrero, A.; MacKenty, J.W., The cool supergiant population of the massive young star cluster RSGC1, Astrophysical Journal (2007)

Figer, D.F., The Arches Cluster Mass Function, API (2006)

Figer, D.F., Pinwheels in the Quintuplet Cluster, Science (2006)

Figer, D.F.; MacKenty, J.W.; Robberto, M.; Smith, K.; Najarro, F.; Kudritzki, R.P., Discovery of an Extraordinarily Massive Young Stellar Cluster, Astrophysical Journal, 643 (2006)

Tanner, A.; Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Gilmore, D.; Morris, M.; Becklin, E.E., High Spectral Resolution Observations of the Massive Stars in the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal, 641 (2006)

Figer, D.F.; MacKenty, J.W.; Robberto, M.; Smith, K.; Najarro, F.; Kudritzki, R.P.; Herrero, A., Discovery of an Extraordinarily Massive Cluster of Red Supergiants, Astrophysical Journal, 643, pp. 1166-1179 (2006)

Kim, S.S.; Figer, D.F.; Lee, M.G.; Oh, S., Theoretical Isochrones with Extinction in the K Band, PASP, 117 (2005)

Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Geballe, T.R.; Blum, R.D.; Kudritzki, R.P., Massive Stars in the SGR 1806-20 Cluster, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 622, L49 (2005)

Figer, D.F., An upper limit to the masses of stars, Nature, 34 (2005)

Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Kudritzki, R.P., The Double-lined Spectrum of LBV 1806-20, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 610, L109 (2004)

Kim, S.S.; Morris, M.; Figer, D.F., Dynamical Friction on Galactic Center Star Clusters with a Central Intermediate-Mass Black Hole, Astrophysical Journal, 607, L123 (2004)

Figer, D.F., History for the Galactic Center from Hubble Space Telescope/NICMOS Observations, Astrophysical Journal, 601, 319 (2004)

Figer, D.F.; Gilmore, D.; Kim, S.S.; Graham, J.R.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Morris, M.; Becklin, E.E.; McLean, I.S.; Gilbert, A.M., High Precision Stellar Radial Velocities in the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal, 599 (2003)

Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Gilmore, D.; Morris, M.; Teplitz, H.I.; Levenson, N.A.; Larkin, J.E.; Graham, J.R.; Gilbert, A.M.; McLean, I.S.; Serabyn, E.; Kim, S.S., Massive Stars in the Arches Cluster, Astrophysical Journal, 581 (2002)

Stotle, A.; Grebel, E.K.; Brandner, W.; Figer, D.F., The Mass Function of the Arches Cluster from Gemini Adaptive Optics Data, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 394 (2002)

Mumma, M.J.; Figer, D.F., A Survey of Organic Volatile Species in Comet C/1999 H1 (Lee) Using NIRSPEC at the Keck Observatory, Astrophysical Journal, 546 (2001)

Roe, H.G.; Graham, J.R.; McLean, I.S.; de Pater, I.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., The Altitude of an Infrared Bright Cloud Feature on Neptune from Near-infrared Spectroscopy, Astronomical Journal, 122 (2001)

Carson, J.E.; Larkin, J.E.; McLean, I.S.; Graham, J.R.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., Resolved IR Spectroscopy of Two High Redshift Radio Galaxies, Astronomical Journal, 563 (2001)

Moneti, A.; Stolovy, S.R.; Blommaert, J.A.; Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F., Mid-Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Enigmatic Cocoon Stars in the Quintuplet Cluster, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 366 (2001)

Kim, S.S.; Figer, D.F.; Lee, H.M.; Morris, M., N-body Simulations of Compact Young Clusters Near the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal, 545 (2000)

Teplitz, H.I.; Figer, D.F., Measurement of [OIII] Emission in Lyman Break Galaxies,, Astrophysical Journal, 542 (2000)

Figer, D.F.; Becklin, E.E.; McLean, I.S.; Gilbert, A.M.; Graham, J.R.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K.; Morris, M., 2-micron Spectroscopy within 0.3 arcseconds of Sgr A*, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000)

Gilbert, A.M.; Graham, J.R.; McLean, I.S.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., Infrared Spectroscopy of a Massive Obscured Star Cluster in the Antennae Galaxies (NGC 4038/9) with NIRSPEC, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000)

Levenson, N.A.; Graham, J.R.; McLean, I.S.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Larkin, J.E.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., Hot Stars and Cool Clouds: The Photodissociation Region M16, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000)

Larkin, J.E.; McLean, I.S.; Graham, J.R.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Glassman, T.M.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., Discovery of an Obscured Broad Line Region in the High Redshift Radio Galaxy MRC 2025-218, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000)

Teplitz, H.I.; McLean, I.S.; Becklin, E.E.; Graham, J.R.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Wilcox, M.K., The Rest-Frame Optical Spectrum of MS 1512-cB58, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000)

McLean, I.S.; Graham, J.R.; Becklin, E.E.; Figer, D.F.; Gilbert, A.M.; Larkin, J.E.; Levenson, N.A.; Teplitz, H.I.; Wilcox, M.K., J-band Infrared Spectroscopy of a Sample of Brown Dwarfs using NIRSPEC on Keck II, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 533 (2000)

Geballe, T.R.; Najarro, F.; Figer, D.F., A Second Luminous Blue Variable in the Quintuplet Cluster, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 530 (2000)

Lang, C.C.; Figer, D.F.; Goss, M.; Morris, M., Radio Detections of Stellar Winds from the Pistol Star and from other Stars in the Galactic Center Quintuplet Cluster, Astronomical Journal, 118, pp. 23-27 (1999)

Figer, D.F.; Kim, S.S.; Morris, M.; Serabyn, E.; Rich, M.; McLean, I.S., HST/NICMOS Observations of Massive Stellar Clusters Near the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal, 525 (1999)

Figer, D.F.; Morris, M.; Geballe, T.R.; Rich, M.; Serabyn, E.; McClean, I.S.; Puetter, R.C.; Yahil, A., High-Resolution Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy of the Pistol Nebula: Evidence for Ejection, Astrophysical Journal, 525 (1999)

Figer, D.F.; McClean, I.S.; Morris, M., Massive Stars in the Quintuplet, Astrophysical Journal, 514 (1999)

Serabyn, E.; Shupe, D.; Figer, D.F., An Extraordinary Cluster of Massive Stars in the Milky Way’s Core, Nature, 394 (1998)

Figer, D.F.; Najarro, F.; Morris, M.; McLean, I.S.; Geballe, T.R.; Ghez, A.M.; Langer, N., The Pistol Star, Astrophysical Journal, 506, 1, pp. 384-404 (1998)

Figer, D.F.; McLean, I.S.; Najarro, F., A K band Spectral Atlas of Wolf Rayet Stars, Astrophysical Journal, 486 (1997)

Blum, R.D.; Ramond, T.M.; Conti, P.S.; Figer, D.F.; Sellgren, K., H Band Spectroscopic Classification of OB Stars, Astronomical Journal, 113 (1997)

Figer, D.F.; McLean, I.S.; Morris, M., Two New Wolf-Rayet Stars and a Luminous Blue Variable Star in the Quintuplet (AFGL 2004) Near the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 447 (1995)

Levine, D.A.; Figer, D.F.; Morris, M.; McLean, I.S., A Circumstellar H2O Maser Associated with the Circumnuclear Molecular Disk at the Galactic Center?, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 447 (1995)

Hildebrand, R.H.; Davidson, J.A.; Dotson, J.; Figer, D.F.; Novak, G.; Platt, S.R.; Tao, L., Polarization of the Thermal Emission from the Dust Ring at the Center of the Galaxy, Astrophysical Journal, 417, 2, pp. 565-571 (1993)

Morris, M.; Davidson, J.A.; Werner, M.; Dotson, J.; Figer, D.F.; Hildebrand, R.H.; Novak, G.; Platt, S.R., Polarization of the Thermal Arches at the Galactic Center, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 399 (1992)